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Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 8 September 2022, Margrethe II became Europe's longest-reigning monarch, the world's only queen regnant, and the longest-serving incumbent female head of state.
Dec 31, 2023 · Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address. She will formally step down on 14 January, which will be 52 years to the day since she became...
Jan 12, 2024 · Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a century, stunned her country when she announced on New Year’s Eve that she will hand over the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Jan. 14, 2024. It’s the first time a Danish monarch has stepped down voluntarily in nearly 900 years.
Dec 31, 2023 · Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen announced during her New Year’s speech on Sunday that she would step down on Jan. 14th.
Dec 31, 2023 · Queen Margrethe II announces her abdication from Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, on Sunday, Dec. 31 2023, during her New Year's address.
Dec 31, 2023 · In a surprise move Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades. Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne...
Jan 14, 2024 · Queen Margrethe II has signed her historic abdication, a step that paves the way for her son Frederik X to immediately become king. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) Read More. 2 of 21 |. Denmark’s King Frederik X reacts as he stands on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
